Old tribal necklace made of twenty strands of old glass beads of various colours. North East India, Naga ethnic group. Length: around 29 cm. Very good condition. Provenance: 1) old European collection 2) auction sale.
Porcelain covered with crackle celadon glaze to the foot, unglazed base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 9.5 cm wide, 4.5 cm tall. CONDITION: Excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations
A rare Japanese porcelain water dropper in the form of a cat. The cat is covered in an overall Pink glaze. The dropper measures about 2 3/4" long x 2" high, and is in perfect condition. This is an antique water dropper dating to the turn of the Century, CA: 1900. The asking price includes shipping within the USA.
Japanese Meiji period "aka-e" (red) Kutani deep bowl finely decorated on the interior in overglaze rust-red and gilt highlights with three cartouches featuring two scholars in a bamboo grove, a bird in flight over foliage, and a spray of flowers, all set against a dense geometric patterned background. The exterior is decorated in three vignettes featuring foliage on rockery, a landscape scene, and a scholar reading a book. The base holds a red three-character "Kutani made" mark...
Women’s three paneled silk dress circa 1970 to 1990, hand woven from Bhutan. Minor fraying along one side where as well some pinholes and stains. L: 2.3m/90in and W: 1.43m/56in.
Tang terra cotta image of a Court Official. Traces of original pigments. Miniatures are extremely rare. H: 7.9cm. Good condition- no damage or repair.
A fine and completely intact small pottery vase, Pre-Columbian Inca Empire, Chancay culture.
Squat form with twin handles and decorated in black glaze.
Size: 10 cm.
Condition: Choice with nice patina.
Ex. Old Danish Collection
A nice stamp seal, found at the ancient city of Antioch (Amüg-Ebene) on the border between Anatolia and Mesopotamia, probably late Halaf-early Ubaid period, c. 5th. mill...
19th century Japanese bronze tea ceremony hibashi (long metal chopsticks for handling charcoal in hibachi brazier) with finials in a form of heads of the Fungus of Immortality. These hibashi are for use in the summer time (winter ones have top half covered in wood). Finely made of bronze with high copper contents, beautiful casting and chiseling of the fungus, embossed areas at the working end for better handling of charcoals. Superb patina, beautiful wear, pleasantly heavy. Length 11 inches.
Pair of lovely U-tail 10 tical Hamsa birds, late Shan, Burma, c. 1800-1860.
As good as they come for their types and scarce variants with their beaks slightly open as if laughing!
Weigts: 161,4 grams and 160 grams)
Condition: Good Very fine and Extremely fine for types with silver and brown patinas.
Gear Group 1/2. Mikkelsen p.146 fig. 88 - scarce variant.
Provenance: John Abrahamsen Collection, important Danish private collection of c...
18th century small Indian bronze votive sculpture depicting Shridevi - a form of Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu. She is holding an open lotus in her left hand. Very nice casting - see her graciously bent figure, beautiful warm brown patina, high devotional wear with traces of sandalwood powder in crevices, overall in great condition for a votive piece. Height 2 3/8 inches.
19th century/Meiji period Japanese pottery kogo (box for incense during tea ceremony) in a form of a seated rooster. Wonderful potting with great facial expression and well delineated feathers, beautiful crackled glaze, red and black enamels. Bottom shows the seal of the potter. Wonderful piece in Japanese taste. Length 2 5/16 inches. Part of a small East Coast kogo collection.
Width: 10.5 cm (4.3 in)
Height of Bowl: 6.6 cm (2.7 in)
Chinese famille rose porcelain bowl; shows families in a rural setting; one very small flake to the inside of the rim; marked Tongzhi Period
Finely cast small statue of Hindu Goddess Annapurna, sitting cross-legged on an elevated throne, holding the ritual spoon in both hands. Bronze, with reddish and green patina. India, 17th century, maybe earlier. Height: 4.3 cm. Abrasion due to great age, otherwise good condition.
A very unusual and possible rare pottery bowl with an elongated square design, Quimbaya, 7th.-14th. cent. AD.
A low rim bowl decorated on the sides with multible lines and criss-cross.
Size: 19,3 cm. wide, 15 cm. deep and 6 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice and intact with ancient patina.
Provenance: Inger and Ebbe Gotzche Frederiksen, Espergærde, Denmark...
A very atractive bronze seal ring with two confronting figures, probably angels, standing, Late Roman-Byzantine, 4th.-6th. century AD.
The ring of a typical Roman design with raised shoulders and oval bezel.
Ringsize (inner diameter): 19 mm.
Condition: Good Very fine, attractive museum style cleaning and preservation...
A nice lot of three Early Byzantine bronze weights, dating to the early Byzantine period, later 1st. millenium BC.
The weights are all inscribed with letters and nicely patinated.
The weights are: 79,1 grams (large!), 45 grams and 16,16 grams.
Provenance: Birgit og Bent Wolstrup Collection
Beautiful Byzantine silver ring, ca. 10th.-12th. century AD.
The ring very attractive with a high set bezel with an elaborate cross design.
Condition: Choice and wearable.
Ring-size: c. 15 mm.
Ex. Collection of a German Goldsmith, 1960-1995.